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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1922
Page
4
Editorial questions the motives behind attacks on Attorney General Daugherty arguing strong prosecutions offend powerful interests. It asserts no proof has been offered against him, cites defense from figures like Senator Hiram Johnson, and calls for another investigation into who targets him and why.
A Colum bia University chemistry department study shows children up to 14 require a quart of milk daily for calcium essential to tooth and bone development. The study notes girls aged up to 12 with only one and a half pints per day, plus a normal diet, stored 76 percent less calcium than those with higher milk intake.
The article warns that many fall in love with an ideal rather than a person, risking disillusion or tragedy after the honeymoon. It argues time tests love, and urges natural behavior during courtship to avoid pretending weaknesses and later disappointment.
Tom Sims notes a quirky claim about horse racing while Princeton endures a water shortage. Amid the chatter, the football program posts a string of wins that fans speculate could deter rivals.
The Women’s Bureau reports Passaic New Jersey shows half of working women are married and 90 percent have employed husbands. Four fifths work outside home with many caring for young children indicating necessity drives labor participation rather than luxury.
Athens diary notes a warm Christmas week with long sleep and a new fountain pen. The writer chats about gym plans, lights, trees, and a gray hearse, plus want ads, finances, a father’s card, Hoboken odds and ends, and a quirky tale of Albert Linscott and a moonshine ox as local humor.
Athens Messenger offers readers a Q and A service run by Washington bureau to answer general information questions. Provide full name address and two cents for postage. cannot provide legal medical or financial advice or resolve domestic matters.
A church rite in Seville features the Mesa de Gallo where choir boys dance a religious, interwoven step routine before the high altar. The candlelit procession occurs twice yearly, including midnight mass on Christmas Eve, with chanted prayers enhancing the mystic display.
The text explains that measuring the angle to the Pole Star reveals how far north the observer stands. It maps celestial navigation to terrestrial positioning, highlighting a method used in historical navigation to determine latitude.
Jacksonville residents Mr and Mrs William Sherrard of Cambridge spent Christmas with Mrs Sherrards parents. Miss Anna Rasps sister and husband from Columbus visit at the Rasp home. Miss Glenna Rabe and Ralph Rabe visit from Akron during school vacation. Miss Imo Woodgerd of Columbus spent Christmas here. The Scotty airplane from Marietta visited Karl Woodgerd who served in California jail service with Mr Scott. He helped carry passengers and planned to return Monday but did not due to unknown reasons. Woodgerd, night operator at Glouster for the K and M, hopes to pilot a plane this summer for Scott. Mayor Woodgerd entered Cal Andersons pool room late Saturday evening.
A gambling house run by Scratch Kelly’s operation was raided at 6 am Tuesday with the proprietor and four others taken. Mayor Woodgerd and Marshall Holstein helped hold the felons as fines were expected tonight. Earlier, Mr Anderson was fined two weeks for running a gambling place. A drunken Jacobs crashed into Jess McHenry’s car and spent the night in jail. The Gilouster jail aided Jacksonville drunks over Christmas.
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